Loudoun Valley's National Title Season In '17 Began At PTXC


Five years ago, Loudoun Valley may have been the first Super Team in high school cross country. 

With a top five that consisted of Sam Affolder, Colton Bogucki, Jacob Hunter, Peter Morris and Kevin Carlson -- all five went on to compete at the NCAA Division I level for Power 5 schools -- the Vikings were arguably the most dominant high school team we had ever seen up until that point. 

The Vikings began their season at PTXC, scoring 27 points, and then would go on to score victories at Oatlands (46), Great American (62), the Class 4A championships in Virginia with a perfect score (15), the Team Southeast Regional (72) and Team Nationals (89), securing the program's first national title. 

That run all began at PTXC. 

For this week's Throwback Thursday, check the video above for the team's performance, which included a 1-2-3-4 finish.

BOYS 5000 METER RUN FINALS	
PLACE	ATHLETE		TEAM	RESULT	POINTS
1	Sam Affolder	11	Loudoun Valley	15:49.50	1
2	Colton Bogucki	12	Loudoun Valley	15:54.46	2
3	Jacob Hunter	11	Loudoun Valley	15:54.65	3
4	Peter Morris	12	Loudoun Valley	15:55.05	4
5	Rusty Kujdych	12	Neshaminy	15:55.43	5
6	Tyler Wirth	11	Wallenpaupack	16:03.76	6
7	Avery Lederer	12	Penncrest	16:10.46	7
8	Morgan Cupp	12	Mechanicsburg Area High School	16:21.31	8
9	Jacob McKenna	12	Spring Ford	16:28.01	9
10	Alexander Ermold	11	Governor Mifflin	16:31.02	10
11	David Endres	11	Central Bucks East	16:34.26	11
12	Josh Endy	12	Boyertown	16:35.74	12
13	Owen Johnson	10	Calvert Hall College High School	16:35.97	13
14	Jack Stanley	11	Mendham HS	16:36.64	14
15	Justin Earley	12	Central Reg HS	16:36.93	15
16	Mitchell Rome	11	Dallas	16:38.42	16
17	Kevin Carlson	10	Loudoun Valley	16:40.58	17
18	Val Figueira	12	Mendham HS	16:41.48	18
19	Thomas Johnson	12	Wallenpaupack	16:44.98	19
20	Andrew Stanley	12	Unattached - PA	16:47.24	0


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